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Fox Sports TV and AEG entertainment are creating a new postseason men's College basketball tournament next year. From the AP: The College Basketball Crown will be a 16-team tournament that will take place March 31 through April 6, 2025, in Las Vegas. The games will take place at the MGM Grand...

PA's old sidekick is apparently back to his old ways. from the Strib: Jeff Dubay, a former longtime sports radio personality in the Twin Cities, is due in court next week stemming from the latest of his many drug-related run-ins with the law. Dubay left jail Wednesday after he was charged in...

Thought I would get this started so people can post thoughts and updates as we head into State Tournament time. Girls State Tournament is next week. Boys will be wrapping up Section finals this week and Boys state tournament the following week. FWIW - here are the pairings for the Girls...

Is this the wave of the future - or a really bad idea? from the Strib: Diners may soon see varied menu prices for french fries and Frostys in the Wendy's drive-thru at lunchtime. The restaurant chain will soon test out dynamic pricing with customers. The pricing tactic, popularized by...

a court hearing was held Tuesday morning in Tennessee. The states of TN and Virginia are seeking an injunction to stop the NCAA from enforcing its NIL rules. more from US News & World Report: A federal judge said Tuesday he will rule “in short order” on a preliminary injunction requested by...

column by Pat Reusse on one of the key figures in the Bill Musselman pre-game show that rocked Williams Arena in the early 70's. https://www.startribune.com/mike-monson-minnesota-gophers-basketball-williams-arena-patrick-reusse/600331968/

No surprise, but here are the latest numbers on how people are watching TV - courtesy of "Cord Cutters News." The steady decline of cable TV continues as the number of people watching cable networks dropped to a new low in 2023. This comes as cable TV viewing now dropped below 30% of all TV...

A district court judge is holding a hearing this month on the NCAA rule dealing with athletes who transfer more than once. from the AP: College athletes who were denied the chance to play immediately after transferring a second time can return to competition, for now, after a federal judge...

a lot of Boys HS teams tipping off the season this week. Girls already underway. thought it was time to get a HS Basketball thread going. let us know about games you've seen and athletes to watch, etc. and this update - the MSHSL Board met today (Nov 30). saw this tweet from John...

Thought this was interesting - from Randy Johnson in the Strib. USA Today this week published its list of assistant coaches' salaries at the FBS level for the 2023 season, and Gophers defensive coordinator Joe Rossi has the top salary for a Minnesota assistant at $1.1 million. That figure ranks...

If you missed the news, the Arena Football League is re-organizing, and one of the teams will be....... the Minnesota Myth. The team owner is Diana Hutton. A press release identifies her as a native of Mexico City and an attorney who has worked in Mexico and Minnesota. BTW - the...

so ESPN+ has a big article by Adam Rittenberg on top College FB QB's. He talked to head coaches and assistants from more than 20 schools to get their comments on different QB's. He covers 8 B1G QB's - here is the section on Kaliakmanis: Athan Kaliakmanis, Minnesota: The Gophers are going...

Damn. Lost another great musician. Robbie Robertson has died - 80 years old. One of the founding members of "The Band." Underrated guitarist, songwriter, vocalist. Also did some acting and worked on movie soundtracks with Scorsese. "The Last Waltz" is still one of the best concert movies. With...

with the HS FB season coming up, thought I would get a thread going. Conditioning Practice begins August 14th - but (I assume) teams with Zero-week games start a week earlier. I'm aware of Zero Week games being played on Thurs, Aug 24 and Fri, Aug 25 in SW MN. and now for this: MSHSL...

WEDNESDAY, JULY 26 PRESS CONFERENCE SCHEDULE (ALL TIMES ET) Coaches address media with opening statement, Q&A Event Level 10:30 – 11 a.m. Tony Petitti, Big Ten Commissioner 11:00 – 11:15 a.m. Bret Bielema, Illinois 11:15 – 11:30 a.m. Greg Schiano, Rutgers 11:30 – 11:45 a.m. Mel...

so it appears to be official - SAG-AFTRA, the union that represents TV and movie actors, has voted to go on strike against the producers (who represent the major studios and streamers). this is the first actors' strike since 1980 - and the first time since 1960 that actors and writers will...

Just a note FWIW. the MSHSL executive board on Thursday approved new classifications and section assignments for all sports (except football). the information will reportedly be posted on the MSHSL website on Friday of this week (April 7th). will be interesting to see whether any schools...

FWIW - the MN State High School League at its April 6th meeting approved new Classifications and Section assignments for the next two school years. The info is supposed to be posted on the MSHSL website on Friday. But - this does not include the Football District classifications and...

So, for what it's worth - this just popped up on Twitter from the Minnesota Jr. All-Star GBB account: Sources have confirmed that an agreement has been reached with the next Minnesota WBB coach. An announcement could come as soon as this weekend. We have not confirmed the name, but based on...

Dick Fosbury has died of cancer at the age of 76. Fosbury won the Olympic Gold Medal in the High Jump at the Mexico City games in 1968 with a new Olympic record of 7'4-1/4." He is best known as the creator of the "Fosbury Flop" - a new technique for High Jumpers where the jumper went over...